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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A THREAT.
all
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
anywhere
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From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
beauty
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From this reading Towards noon the sun suddenly broke out and revealed a world of marvellous beauty.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
berries
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From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
broke
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From this reading Towards noon the sun suddenly broke out and revealed a world of marvellous beauty.
Christmas
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From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
church
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From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
covered
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
cut
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From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
detained
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From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
evenly
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
evergreens
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From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
fallen
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
flakes
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
full
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From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
gone
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From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
holly
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From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
home
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From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
Jonas
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From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
laden
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
large
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
leaves
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
many
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
marvellous
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From this reading Towards noon the sun suddenly broke out and revealed a world of marvellous beauty.
Mehetabel
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From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
noon
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From this reading Towards noon the sun suddenly broke out and revealed a world of marvellous beauty.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
out
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From this reading Towards noon the sun suddenly broke out and revealed a world of marvellous beauty.
pretty
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
reason
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From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
revealed
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From this reading Towards noon the sun suddenly broke out and revealed a world of marvellous beauty.
sale
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From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
shed
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
snow
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Towards noon the sun suddenly broke out and revealed a world of marvellous beauty.
sun
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From this reading Towards noon the sun suddenly broke out and revealed a world of marvellous beauty.
Sunday
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
there
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
things
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
THREAT
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From this reading A THREAT.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mehetabel had not gone to church because of this snow; and Jonas had been detained at home for the same reason, though not from church.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards noon the sun suddenly broke out and revealed a world of marvellous beauty.
trees
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From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
world
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From this reading Towards noon the sun suddenly broke out and revealed a world of marvellous beauty.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had gone anywhere it would have been to look for holly trees full of berries which he might cut for the Christmas sale of evergreens.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading One Sunday, the first snow had fallen in large flakes, and as there had been no wind it had covered all things pretty evenly--it had laden the trees, many of which had not as yet shed their leaves.
